Lot 1533 , David Bailey (1938-) - Box of Pin-Ups, London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1965. Thirty-six half-tone prints. Each approximately 36.7 x 31.8 cm.

David Bailey (1938-) - Box of Pin-Ups, London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1965. Thirty-six half-tone prints. Each approximately 36.7 x 31.8 cm. Biographical details of each sitter, by Francis Wyndham, the editor of Queen, printed on the reverse of each print.

Sitters include: Mick Jagger; John Lennon and Paul McCartney; Susan Murray; David Hockney; Gerald McCann; Terence Stamp; Jean Shrimpton; Michael Caine; Susan Murray; Lord Snowdon; Michael Cooper; Cecil Beaton and Rudolf Nureyev; Mick Jagger and Max Maxwell; Terence Donovan.

PROVENANCE: Gifted by David Bailey, to the current owner, whilst working at Vogue Magazine in the 1960’s.

Note: David Bailey’s Box of Pin-Ups, released in 1965, is a loose collection of 36 portraits showcasing the fashionable elite of the time. As described on the cover, the images reflect Bailey’s personal world of fashion, pop music, and the Ad Lib nightclub. Each portrait is paired with notes by Francis Wyndham, a writer, literary editor, and journalist. Together, the collection captures the essence of the burgeoning celebrity culture of the 1960s, with many portraits becoming iconic representations of London’s cultural figures during the Swinging Sixties. Notably, only four of the “pin-ups” are women, including Jean Shrimpton, one of the most famous models of the era who collaborated almost exclusively with Bailey.
£3,000-5,000

Condition:
With ‘throw-away’ packing piece, see fifth image. Slight crease to one top-corner and two minor tears caused by blue tac (Vidal Sasson). Others good. Card folder flaps strengthened with white tape and three corner flaps torn.